Despite criteria clarifications, 15 AP voters included Sam Darnold on CPOY ballots

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Despite criteria clarifications, 15 AP voters included Sam Darnold on CPOY ballots

After Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award over Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin in 2023, the Associated Press clarified the criteria for the award to ensure it went to a player who overcame illness or physical injury. That clarification did little to prevent several voters from putting Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold on their ballots this year, even though his candidacy was exactly the…